oh, that granddaughter certainly is a cutie!

Love them Downunder magazines

Its been raining her in Taree Australia and has not stopped for a few days which is very unusual for this time of the year, dont know whats happened to all that sunshine.....

Yes,Lorchen,you definitely have the best "thimble" and I'd say she's "one size fits all"....lucky you!!

And What was I thinking--I was thinking those fish would look great on a pieced background--that was about 6 years ago:

And my favorite magazine is the one that comes with an AQS membership(no picture).

OK--this ribbon is special because it was for this little quilt that was put in the "Fine Arts" division:

Cleanest--I just blitzed it when my arm was out of commission--my cutting area is never this clean:
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Messiest--do you see that gunk on my pressing table? Soon it will have a new cover:

Lorchen...that is the cutest little thimble I have ever seen!

I'm soooo behind now..... pant, pant...... mumbling: must catch up.......

So let's try a couple more:
8. View from study window.

6. All sorts of hand-dyed fabrics in this small wallhanging.

7. Lots of 9-Patch blocks and you can see, 10. the trusty iron
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11. Ribbon I have won: I'll have to pass on that one, because I can't find the one and only ribbon. I got 2nd place in the needlework category at the MA state fair in 2002 (long story )
More tomorrow when I have had some sleep. It's almost 11pm here.

And here are the other two:

4. This is a vintage Steiff toy. It's the only furry friend in my house.

5. My great-grandfather brought this 'Koran Stand' back from somewhere in the East, we think Syria. Definitely more than 100 years old.
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I'll play!
Seeing that I'm sitting here in the North-East of England, and it's dark, wet and cold outside. So, here goes.......

1. Thimble.... that's something very small and cute, so I think my granddaughter qualifies.

2. Lots of falling leaves on the fabrics. This quilt lives in CA with friends who love it because it reminds them of a holiday in Vermont.

3. Tough one. I have too many to choose from. This is a needlework piece designed by Marc Saastad of The Silver Lining. When it's finished it'll be a gorgeous bunch of lilacs.
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I actually remember what I was thinking on this one (backing for charity quilt) but I've never been able to force myself to use it!
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Thanks for doing this, Bridget - it's a fun way to get out of the UGH-grumps each day!

I hear you, Bridget - I'm in the "never entered" category, too! But I thought I'd post this pic of the costumes I'm working on for DD's musical show next weekend - they're doing "Once Upon A Mattress" so I'm up to my eyebrows in long, flowing sleeves. (I wonder if I'll ever get out of costuming - did them years ago for the local community theater, then for kids in high school productions, then for family in another community theater, then for daughter at her first teaching job, now for still another community theater group, and also now for daughter's second teaching job - not to mention for my two choruses. Oh, wait - I have grandkids coming up!)
Here's messiest part of the costume shop at the moment.
and here's the cleanest!

The good...and the bad and ugly...


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No ribbons for me...'cause you can't win if you don't enter!